Betty Guffey Ford (Granny)

Funeral services for Betty Guffey Ford (Granny), 95, Caulfield, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2024, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mrs. Ford passed away at 11:36 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2024, at Brooke Haven Healthcare. 

She was born April 22, 1929, at Gamaliel, Arkansas, to Bev Minge and Eddie Catherine Estes Minge.  On November 7, 1947, she was married to George Guffey, who preceded her in death on December 5, 1981.  On September 8, 1984 she was married to Lawrence Allen Ford, who preceded her in death on March 2, 2008.   Granny enjoyed gardening, taking care of her yard, cleaning her house and loved her grandkids and great-grandkids.  She worked with her husband, George, on the farm for many years before working at Marathon Electric in the lead room.  Granny was a member of the Bakersfield Saddle Club in the 60’s and 70’s.  Mrs. Ford was of the Baptist faith.

She is survived by one son, Clinton Guffey and wife, Vicky; two grandchildren, Heather Bunch and husband, Mark and Barbara Guffey; three great-grandchildren, Landon Bunch, Carter Bunch and Wyatt Young; one sister, Linda Jones; one brother-in-law, Bill  Haddock; and many nieces and nephews. 

Her parents, husbands, one granddaughter, Christina Guffey, five sisters, Stella White, Cecil Talburt, Bernice Edgar, Ruth Martin and Joann Haddock and one brother, Mitchell Minge, preceded her in death.  

Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Hurst Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.